Garment hanger

ABSTRACT

A garment hanger has a hanger body, a clasp and at least one engaging element. The hanger body has a plurality of first rounded teeth formed respectively along sides thereof, with a constant clearance between adjacent teeth. Each of the first rounded teeth has a top larger than its bottom to form a small mouth between the tops of two adjacent teeth. A hooked neck is connected to a roof of the hanger body. A pair of round notches is respectively disposed on exterior edges of a hook portion of the hooked neck in a symmetrical manner. The clasp has a protruding button and a tab at opposite ends. The protruding button and the tab respectively engage with the notches of the hooked neck. The engaging element has second rounded teeth properly spaced on one side thereof to respectively fit in clearances formed by the adjacent first teeth.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The invention relates to a garment hanger and, more particularly,to a garment hanger having teeth on sides of a hanger body to fasten anitem onto the hanger body.

[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0004] A garment hung on a conventional garment hanger easily falls offdue to to winding or excessive weight. A clip is usually used to furtherfasten the garment onto the garment hanger. In addition, the traditionalgarment hanger may further drop from a rod on which hangs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0005] It is an object of the invention to provide a garment hangerhaving a plastic injection-molded hanger body with teeth spaced thereon,that allows a garment, such as underwear, tank tops, wide-necklineT-shirts and trousers, to be firmly fastened on the garment hangerwithout the need of clips. The garment hanger can be also properlypositioned on the rod.

[0006] It is another object of the invention to provide a garment hangerthat can be firmly positioned on rods of various diameters.

[0007] It is still another object of the invention to provide a garmenthanger on which a slim item such as tie or belt can be also firmly hung.

[0008] In order to achieve the above and other objectives, a garmenthanger of the invention includes a hanger body, a clasp and at least oneengaging element. The hanger body has a plurality of first rounded teeththat are formed respectively along sides thereof with a constantclearance between two adjacent teeth. Each of the first rounded teethhas a top larger than its bottom to form a small mouth between the topsof two adjacent teeth. A hooked neck is connected to a roof of thehanger body. A pair of round notches is respectively disposed onexterior edges of a hook portion of the hooked neck in a symmetricalmanner. The clasp has a protruding button and a tab at opposite ends.The protruding button and the tab respectively engage with the notchesof the hooked neck. The engaging element has second rounded teethproperly spaced on one side thereof to fit respectively in clearancesformed by the adjacent first teeth.

[0009] To provide a further understanding of the invention, thefollowing detailed description illustrates embodiments and examples ofthe invention, this detailed description being provided only forillustration of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010] The drawings included herein provide a further understanding ofthe invention. A brief introduction of the drawings is as follows:

[0011]FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a garment hanger assembled with anengaging element according to one embodiment of the invention;

[0012]FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a clasp of a garment hangeraccording to one embodiment of the invention;

[0013]FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a garment hanger hung on a rodaccording to one embodiment of the invention;

[0014]FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating a garment hanger with anarticle women's underwear hanging thereon according to one embodiment ofthe invention;

[0015]FIG. 5 is a schematic view illustrating a garment hanger hangingwith a tank top hanging thereon according to one embodiment of theinvention;

[0016]FIG. 6 is a schematic view illustrating a garment hanger with aT-shirt hanging thereon according to one embodiment of the invention;

[0017]FIG. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a garment hanger with apair of XL-size trousers hanging thereon according to one embodiment ofthe invention;

[0018]FIG. 8 is a schematic view illustrating a garment hanger with apair of XS-size trousers hanging thereon according to one embodiment ofthe invention;

[0019]FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an engaging element according toone embodiment of the invention; and

[0020]FIG. 10 is a schematic view illustrating the assembly of a garmenthanger and an engaging element for hanging a tie according to oneembodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0021] Wherever possible in the following description, like referencenumerals will refer to like elements and parts unless otherwiseillustrated.

[0022]FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a garment hanger assembled withengaging elements according to one embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2is a perspective view of a clasp that is used in a garment hangeraccording to one embodiment of the invention. The garment hanger of theinvention includes a hanger body 1, a clasp 2, and at least one engagingelement 8.

[0023] The hanger body 1 is made of, for example, plastic. The hangerbody 1 is made by, for example, injection molding. The hanger body 1 isof triangular shape. First rounded teeth 11 are formed respectivelyalong exterior surfaces of the sloped sides of the triangular hangerbody 1, with a constant clearance between adjacent teeth 11. The firstteeth 11 can be further formed on a bottom side of the hanger body 1.Each of the first rounded teeth has a top 111 larger than its bottom toform a small mouth between the tops 111 of two adjacent teeth 11.Furthermore, a hooked neck 12 is connected to a roof of the hanger body1. A pair of notches 121, 121′ is respectively formed on exterior edgesof a hook portion of the hooked neck 12 in a symmetrical manner. Thenotches 121, 121′ are, for example, rounded.

[0024] It is noted that through the small mouth formed by the adjacentteeth 11, a strip to be hung over the garment is securely positioned onthe hanger body. The use of the garment hanger of the invention isillustrated as follows.

[0025] As shown in FIG. 4, when the garment hanger is used to hang up anarticle of women's underwear, a strip 41 of the underwear is positionedin the mouth formed by the adjacent teeth 11. As shown in FIG. 5, themethod of use is similar when the garment hanger is used to hang up atank top 5. A shoulder 51 of the tank top 5 is positioned in the mouthformed by the adjacent teeth 11.

[0026] As shown in FIG. 6, when the garment hanger is used to hang up aT-shirt 6, a neckline of the T-shirt 6 is firmly hung between the firstteeth 11 on both sloped sides of the triangular garment hanger.

[0027] As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, when the garment hanger is used tohang trousers (including XL- or XS-size trousers) provided with hangingstrips 71B, 71C, the hanging strips 71B, 71C are respectively placed inthe mouths formed by the first teeth on either sloped sides of thehanger body 1. Thereby, trousers of any size can be firmly placed on thegarment hanger of the invention.

[0028] Furthermore, the clasp 2 is made of a flexible plastic material.One end of the clasp 2 is provided with a protruding button 21. Theother end of the clasp 2 is provided with a tab 22. A plurality ofretaining rings 23 is formed on the clasp 2 close to the tab 22. Asshown in FIG. 3, when the hanger body 1 is to be hung on a rod 3, theprotruding button 21 and retaining ring 23 respectively engage with thenotches 121, 121′ of the hooked neck 12 to fasten the garment hanger tothe rod 3. Different locations for the retaining ring 23 can be chosendepending on a diameter of the rod 3.

[0029] The number of engaging elements 8 can be increased as desired. Asshown in FIGS. 9 and 10, second rounded teeth 81, 81′ are properlyspaced on one side of the engaging element 8 to fit respectively in theclearances formed by the adjacent first teeth 11. A slim item such astie 9 or a belt (not shown) is hung on the first teeth 11 at the bottomside of the hanger body 1 in a folded manner. Then, the second teeth 12of the engaging element 8 engage with the clearances formed by theadjacent first teeth 11 to fasten the slim item between the bottom ofthe engaging element 8 and the first teeth 11.

[0030] Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the abovedescription is only illustrative of specific embodiments and examples ofthe invention. The invention should therefore cover variousmodifications and variations made to the herein-described structure andoperations of the invention, provided they fall within the scope of theinvention as defined in the following appended claims.

[0031] Reference Numerals

What is claimed is:
 1. A garment hanger, comprising: a hanger body, madeof plastic by injection molding into a shape of triangle, wherein aplurality of first rounded teeth is formed respectively along sides ofthe hanger body with a constant clearance between two adjacent teeth,each of the first rounded teeth having a top larger than its bottom toform a small mouth between the tops of two adjacent teeth, wherein ahooked neck is connected to a roof of the hanger body, and a pair ofround notches are respectively on exterior edges of a hook portion ofthe hooked neck in a symmetrical manner; a clasp, made of a flexibleplastics material, wherein one end of the clasp is provided with aprotruding button, another end of the clasp is provided with a tab, anda plurality of retaining rings are formed on the clasp close to the tabto further fasten the garment hanger to a rod when the protruding buttonand the tab respectively engage with the notches of the hooked neck; andat least one engaging element, having second rounded teeth properlyspaced on one side thereof to fit respectively in clearances formed bythe adjacent first teeth.